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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP -- does your son's joy bring you joy? Is it joy to be a mother? You are her baby. Never forget that. And you give her very little attention now. In order to have someone to show love, she would like to love her grandson. Can't you let that happen. Don't you, at least now, understand a mother's love?
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NP. This brought a tear to my eye.

OP, maybe you are stressed from the week and your mother is just hitting a nerve. Or maybe there’s some long history here we don’t know about. But I’m with the majority of posters who are saying you are off base and overreacting. A special gift is something most people naturally want to see a child open. PPs have given you the good idea of going to your mom’s house so you can control how long you’re there. Take a deep breath and get some perspective. [/quote]

Oh please. These posters are being manipulative trying to give OP a guilt trip. Get out the violins.Grandma needs to have a life outside all this so she isn't obsessing about how to get things her way and she needs to be empathetic toward OP's chaotic life. If you give a gift, you bring it to the party and then you let it go, otherwise you are being manipulative and people have  a right to decline. It's not a gift if it comes with requirements. If you want to see your grandchildren more and you see your child is overwhelmed, you offer to do it in a way that makes life EASIER. Give OP a break. [/quote]

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